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Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Contact: Rae Tyson, (202) 366 9550
NHTSA 5-04
2-door Coupes Take Stage in Second Release
Of Star Ratings on SaferCar.Gov Web Site
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) today posted the results for all two-door, model year
2004 New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash test results on the agency's World
Wide Web site, www.safercar.gov. The newly
tested, medium size, Toyota Camry Solara is the only two-door vehicle to earn
the top rating of five stars for both the driver and right front passenger in
the frontal impact crash test.
Previously tested two-door coupe scores and other model year 2004 vehicle test
results also can be found at that Web site.
New model year 2004 ratings for frontal impact are provided for the Hyundai
Accent two-door coupe, Hyundai Tiburon two-door coupe, and the Toyota Camry
Solara two-door coupe.
New model year 2004 ratings for side impact provided for are the Hyundai Accent
two-door coupe, Hyundai Tiburon two-door coupe, and the Saturn Ion two-door
coupe.
Other scores being posted today are frontal impact scores for the Acura 3.2
TL four-door sedan and the Mitsubishi Galant four-door sedan. Both of
these vehicles earned top ratings of five stars for frontal impact. The side
scores for these vehicles will be posted as soon as they are available. In
addition, the agency is posting the side-impact score for the Ford Freestar
Van and the Mercury Monterey Van whose frontal scores were released on Jan.
6.
A fact sheet containing explanatory information and tables showing NCAP crash
tests results for recently released model year 2004 vehicles can be obtained by
calling the NHTSA Auto Safety Hotline, 1 888 327 4236, or by writing to NHTSA
Consumer Information, Room 5320, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, DC 20590.
Crash test information is available at NHTSA’s web site,
www.nhtsa.dot.gov, by clicking on “Crash
Tests” under “Popular Information” in the index on the left side of the screen.
New Crash Test Results
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Make and Model |
Size Class |
Curb Weight (lbs) |
Frontal Driver |
Frontal Passenger |
Side Driver |
Side Rear Passenger |
|
Acura 3.2 TL 4-DR. w/SAB |
Heavy |
3558 |
5 |
5 |
TBT |
TBT |
|
Ford Freestar Van |
Van |
4332 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
Hyundai Accent 2-DR. w/SAB |
Light |
2418 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
Hyundai Tiburon 2-DR. w/SAB |
Medium |
3012 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
STS |
|
Mercury Monterey Van |
Van |
4332 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
Mitsubishi Galant 4-DR. |
Medium |
3412 |
5 |
5 |
TBT |
TBT |
|
Saturn Ion 2-DR. |
Compact |
2716 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
|
Toyota Camry Solara Coupe 2-DR |
Medium |
3234 |
5 |
5 |
UR |
UR |
UR = Under Review
STS = Seat Too Small
TBT = To Be Tested
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